half-seev.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈsiː/, U.S.

/ˌhæfˈsi/

Inflections: Past tense half-saw; past participle half-seen;

Forms: see half adv. and see v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adv., see v.

Etymology: < half adv. + see v.

transitive. To see or perceive (a person or thing) briefly, partially, or indistinctly; to receive a vague or fleeting visual impression of; to glimpse. Also figurative: to comprehend or acknowledge (something) to a limited degree.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. iv. sig. P2 The wretched mayd that earst desir'd to die, When as the paine of death she tasted had, And but halfe seene his vgly visnomie, Gan to repent, that she had beene so mad.

1736 L. Welsted Scheme & Conduct Providence v. 51 They but half saw him through this telescope, so could not have seen him at all, had it been withdrawn.

1862 E. H. Dering Great Sensation II. xi. 184 She looked furtively through the crowd, and half seeing Rupert, as through a mist..blushed tremulously, and dropped her eyes.

1893 Speaker 17 July 677/2 Professor Dicey tries to escape, ostrich-like, the fact which he half sees.

1960 A. Bridge Numbered Acct. xiv. 263 Suddenly, at something she half-saw in the man's face, her own expression altered completely.

2006 M. Morris Immaculate xv. 295 Through a painful explosion of sunlight he half-saw a figure standing ten yards away, facing him.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half-see
释义	half-seev. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈsiː/, U.S. /ˌhæfˈsi/ Inflections: Past tense half-saw; past participle half-seen; Forms: see half adv. and see v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adv., see v. Etymology: < half adv. + see v. transitive. To see or perceive (a person or thing) briefly, partially, or indistinctly; to receive a vague or fleeting visual impression of; to glimpse. Also figurative: to comprehend or acknowledge (something) to a limited degree. Π 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. iv. sig. P2 The wretched mayd that earst desir'd to die, When as the paine of death she tasted had, And but halfe seene his vgly visnomie, Gan to repent, that she had beene so mad. 1736 L. Welsted Scheme & Conduct Providence v. 51 They but half saw him through this telescope, so could not have seen him at all, had it been withdrawn. 1862 E. H. Dering Great Sensation II. xi. 184 She looked furtively through the crowd, and half seeing Rupert, as through a mist..blushed tremulously, and dropped her eyes. 1893 Speaker 17 July 677/2 Professor Dicey tries to escape, ostrich-like, the fact which he half sees. 1960 A. Bridge Numbered Acct. xiv. 263 Suddenly, at something she half-saw in the man's face, her own expression altered completely. 2006 M. Morris Immaculate xv. 295 Through a painful explosion of sunlight he half-saw a figure standing ten yards away, facing him. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < v.1596
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